And in addition to the deal with the 25-year-old right-hander, the Yankees must pay a $20 million posting fee to Tanaka’s Japanese club, the Rakuten Golden Eagles.

“Anybody that questioned our commitment to winning is going to have to question themselves,” Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said.

Big-league teams had until Friday to reach an agreement with Tanaka, who was 24-0 with a 1.27 earned-run average last year as the Golden Eagles won the Japan Series title. Arizona, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston all said they were among the failed bidders.

A three-time All-Star from Everett, Sizemore has played eight major- league seasons, all with Cleveland.

Sizemore was an AL All-Star in each of his last three full seasons (2006 through 2008) and hit .279 during that stretch. He has been hampered by injuries the last five years, missing the past two seasons after operations on his right knee and back.

Sizemore’s base salary is guaranteed and he can make $4 million in performance bonuses and $1.25 million in roster bonuses.